BOONE — Going forward, the Election Day voting location for Cove Creek Precinct residents will be at the Zionville Volunteer Fire Department’s Station No. 2 along U.S. 421, according to a unanimous vote by the Watauga County Board of Elections during its Tuesday, Nov. 19, meeting.
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BOONE — Businesses could improve their reputation, culture, employee retention and employee wellness by implementing trauma-informed practices, according to Watauga Compassionate Compassionate Community Initiative Chair Denise Presnell.
RALEIGH — The online driver license services available on the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles website moved into the myNCDMV section of the site, effective Sunday, Nov. 17. Drivers will now be able to renew their licenses through the application where vehicle owners now go to renew their reg…
BOONE — The Watauga County Board of Commissioners’ Nov. 19 approval to refinance a mortgage loan for the Watauga Humane Society was met with a standing ovation and cheers of relief from society members.
RALEIGH — The Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly adjourned its long session on Nov. 15 after the state Senate approved new Congressional maps along partisan lines.
WATAUGA — With another High Country winter well underway, Watauga County Schools stated that it wanted to remind families how the district makes and communicates decisions about the operation of school during inclement weather.
William "Francis" Pressly, 87, of Valle Crucis, North Carolina…
Rosalee Clawson Norris, 93, of Boone, N.C., passed away Novemb…
Mrs. Mary Sue Blanton Todd, 103, passed away peacefully, Thurs…
Christine “Christie” Lynn Yates, born August 2, 1970 in Boone,…
Gene Edward Phillips, 79, of Deep Gap, N.C., passed away Novem…
Most are aware of the Sabbath (which means “to rest” in Hebrew), where Moses taught that we should rest every seven days to glorify “The Creator,” thus giving us the week that we still use today. Fewer, however, are aware that the Sabbath also teaches that we should leave fields fallow every…
“Scientists have a moral obligation to clearly warn humanity of any catastrophic threat and to ‘tell it like it is.’ On the basis of this obligation, we declare, with more than 11,000 scientist signatories from around the world, clearly and unequivocally that Earth is facing a climate emerge…
The upcoming holidays mean not only a break from school for Watauga students, but also more free time and social interactions for children and teens to spend on their phones, tablets and computers.
Are we, politically speaking, more like Virginia, or more like its sister state, West Virginia?
A recent survey conducted by the Victims of Communism and polled by YouGov, a research and data firm, found that 70% of millennials are likely to vote socialist and that one in three millennials saw communism as “favorable.”
The Appalachian State Football team takes part in Mountaineer Walk up Stadium Drive to Kidd Brewer Stadium on Oct. 19.
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